Journal
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 239, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105806
Keywords
Theory of mind; Academic achievement; Cross -lagged correlations; Deaf and hard -of -hearing children
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This two-year longitudinal study investigated the bidirectional relations between the theory of mind (ToM) development and academic competences in deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The study found significant bidirectional associations between ToM and academic achievement, highlighting the importance of ToM development for these children's school functioning.
This 2-year longitudinal study investigated the bidirectional relations between the development of theory of mind (ToM) and academic competences in a sample of 270 deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children (Mage at Wave 1 = 7.52 years, SD = 0.99; 58.5% boys and 41.5% girls). Across three waves (10 months apart), children were assessed for their ToM abilities, using the ToM scale and a second-order false belief task, as well as for their language and mathematics skills. Cross-lagged correlational analysis revealed significant bidirectional associations between ToM and academic achievement (language and mathematics). That is, ToM predicted academic achievement with similar strength as ToM development itself was predicted by academic achievement. Our results highlight the bidirectional nature of the association between ToM and academic achievement, and they show that ToM development plays a crucial role in DHH children's school functioning. (c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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